Answer:
The author feels that the activists of that time didn't feel like a teenager would be a good icon for a movement. So, Claudette Colvin's action still remain little known today.
Explanation:
- Prior to Rosa parks, there were many black man and woman who refused to give up their bus seats.
- They were quietly fined and if they protested were punished and sent to jail . And Claudette Colvin was one of them.She was just fifteen when she was hurled into jail.
- And colvin's incident took place just nine month prior to Rosa parks.
- Her story is the subject of author Phil Hoose's book, where he talked about a fresh teen's struggle to end segregation.
You could write this essay in a couple different ways. The point is to take an argumentative stance and then provide research for your stance.
These are some ways you could go, based on your opinion:
a) that subliminal messages are picked up by our senses, meaning they are real and do affect behavior
b) that subliminal messages are not picked up by our senses and do not affect behavior
If you're not sure which stance to take, just do some general googling of subliminal messages and whether they're real & affect behavior.
Once you find your position, start researching specifically for that. Remember that this is argumentative- you're taking a position- so you want to have real facts as support. Use reputable sites (look for .edu, .org, .gov instead of .com).
Craft your thesis, which is the main claim you're making. This will go in the introduction of your essay.
A basic thesis may go like:
Subliminal messages are/are not real, and they have/do not have an effect on behavior. (You would pick between belief or nonbelief).
Once you have your thesis, you can start organizing your information around it and write the essay!
